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4.21 / 5 based on 249 reviews
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Peter N
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Try it if you get a chance. Standards may be lower, but you will have the time of your life. Standards are the same at most Spanish universities
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
I love Spain and its people and cannot wait to get back again.
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Rugby P
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Art, Undergraduate, Erasmus
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great place and you can play rugby at Oviedo rugby club as well
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Good for rugby players as I fitted in well at local rugby club plus the standard was good.
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Claire M
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not really. It was a new experience. Scary but definitely worth it.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Great. Good uni, good tutors and loads to do. A lot of support was given to the erasmus students.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
If you're going to oviedo as part of a university exchange then it's best to find your own accomodation. Flying to Bilbao and then getting a bus to Oviedo is much cheaper than flying to Asturias airport plus the bus journey goes right along the Northern coast which is amazing.
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Carmen B
Housing
Type of housing: with young spanish people
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: another time with young spanish people
Why?
easier to improve your language knowledge and get in contact with the natives there
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Personal comments
my apartement was in the center of the city very close to the beach, which offered you a lot of possibilities to arrange your freetime outdoors. i´m very glad that i didn´t choose the opportunity to live with other germans because that isolates you a bit from the place where you actually are and the unique possibility to get a deeper idea of what the real life with all its customs and habits typical for this country is.
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garritam
Overall
I wish I had known...
Save a lot of money before you go...although things are less expensive over there, there is so much to do and so many AWESOME places to travel to...you don't want to miss out due to financial restraints!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
This is a great university and FENOMINAL city. I can't wait until I have the chance to travel back to Spain...and the first place I want to go is back to Oviedo. It really feels like home when you are there!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Don't miss out on the chance to visit one of the most Amazing cities in the world...OVIEDO!
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garritam
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
It is so inexpensive to do EVERYTHING in Spain! Travel is so economical...there were many times when it was a few dollars more to fly than opt for a 15 hour bus ride somewhere. Most clothes are cheaper than at home and it was nice when I was there that the tax is included in the price on the tag...easier than in the U.S.
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Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Travel, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Plan on spending money to use the computers/internet at "Internet Cafes". Computers at the university are veryhard to find and always occupied. The up-side to going to the Internet Cafes-it's a great place to meet other foreigners from all over Europe. There was never a time when you went into one that there wasn't someone who you had seen before in classes or out at night.
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